Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards 2018

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Siddhartha Lal is the EY Entrepreneur Of the Year 2018

Siddhartha Lal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Eicher Motors, was today presented the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 Award by Shri Devendra Fadnavis, the Honorable Chief Minister of Maharashtra, who was the Chief Guest at the Awards Banquet. Over 500 business personalities attended the gala to celebrate the 20th edition of the EOY Awards in India. Azim Premji, Chairman of Wipro was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for putting the Indian information technology industry on the global map and for his laudable contributions to society as a philanthropist.

Entrepreneurs accelerate economic growth. They stimulate innovation, job creation and prosperity, both during periods of growth and disruption. At EY, it is our purpose to build a better working world. The Entrepreneur Of The Year program in India has over the years honoured entrepreneurs who with their creative ideas and exceptional enterprises have emerged as Builders of a better India.

The program has felicitated over 170 entrepreneurs who lead high-growth companies across several award categories till date. Every year, an independent jury, comprising of India’s most eminent business leaders select the finalists and winners of the program.

The EOY title winners include some of the most influential and recognisable names in global and Indian business — Sanjiv Bajaj, Vivek Chaand Sehgal, NR Narayana Murthy, Uday Kotak, Adi Godrej, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Anand Mahindra, Mukesh Ambani, Anil Agarwal and Dilip Shanghvi, to name a few.

This year marked the 20th year of EOY India Awards program. Finalists and Winners of the program were felicitated at a grand awards gala, amidst a gathering of India’s leading entrepreneurs, business icons, investors and government leaders in Mumbai on 12 February 2019.

Mr. Lal will now represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award (WEOY) in Monte Carlo from 6 – 8 June 2019.

Program details

It all begins with the nomination process. To be eligible to receive an award, the nominee must be an owner/manager primarily responsible for the recent performance of a company that is at least two years old. Founders of public companies are eligible, provided the founder is still active in the top management.

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Julius Baer is the leading Swiss private banking group, with a focus on servicing and advising sophisticated private clients and a premium brand in global wealth management. At the end of October 2018, assets under management amounted to CHF 395 billion. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., the renowned Swiss private bank with origins dating back to 1890, is the principal operating company of Julius Baer Group Ltd., whose shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ticker symbol: BAER) and are included in the Swiss Market Index (SMI), comprising the 20 largest and most liquid Swiss stocks.

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India, Mumbai, 12 February 2019. Siddhartha Lal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Eicher Motors, was today presented the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2018 Award by Shri Devendra Fadnavis, the Honorable Chief Minister of Maharashtra, who was the Chief Guest at the Awards Banquet. Over 500 business personalities attended the gala to celebrate the 20th edition of the EOY Awards in India. Siddhartha Lal has led an impressive transformation at Eicher Motors since he took over the reins in 2006, helping the company resurrect the Royal Enfield motorcycle brand in India and establishing it as a global brand icon.↓ [... more]

Mr. Lal will now represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award (WEOY) in Monte Carlo from 6 – 8 June 2019. EOY is the only global business award program in the world and is celebrated across 60 countries. Now in its 20th year in India, it recognizes entrepreneurs for building a better India and accelerating growth and innovation. Awards were also announced for nine other Category Winners who represent both mature industries and unicorns, and are riding the wave of change and transforming India’s business landscape.

EY announces 16 Finalists for the 20th EY Entrepreneur of the Year™ Awards Program

Azim Premji, honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award

EY, the leading global professional services organisation, today announced the selection of 16 of the most exceptional entrepreneurs as Finalists for the 20th Entrepreneur of the Year™ - India (EOY) 2018 Awards. The Finalists have been selected from among over 240 outstanding nominations and will be felicitated at a grand celebratory Awards Banquet to be held on 12 February in Mumbai.↓ [... more]

Together, these 16 Finalists have combined revenues of INR 1,16,264crore (US$16.3 billion) and are providing employment to 2,54,738 people in India and globally.

The winners will be announced across several categories, while the national winner will represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award (WEOY) in Monte Carlo from 5 – 9 June 2019.

Uday Kotak, the Jury Chairman and Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Kotak Mahindra Bank , says, “As a Jury, we were impressed with the outstanding quality of nominations from across industries and regions. We followed an intense and rigorous selection process, consistently applied worldwide for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Along with my fellow Jury members, I would like to commend the 16 Finalists for their bold vision, innovative thinking, determination to succeed and their ability to build sustainable businesses in a highly competitive market.”

The Finalists for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year™ 2018 India Awards are:

Azim Premji, Chairman of Wipro Ltd. will be felicitated with the Lifetime Achievement Award. A highly respected business leader, Mr. Premji has been instrumental in developing the Indian information technology industry. He led Wipro’s transformation from a vegetable oil business into a multi-business technology organization with revenues of over US$9 billion today. In 2001, he founded the Azim Premji Foundation, a non-profit organization, with a vision to facilitate a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society. A Padma Vibhushan and a Padma Bhushan Awardee, he is ranked among the top philanthropic donors in the world.

Rajiv Memani, Chairman, EY India, says, “Entrepreneurship has taken a new meaning in the current times with Indian ingenuity making a mark across the globe and technology shaping the future. What is common among our Finalists is their ability to create a compelling differentiation, achieve scale at an unprecedented speed and embrace innovation to either improve customer experience or drive efficient operations. Empowered by a strong domestic market leadership, their ambitions have taken global wings.”

The Jury considered a host of criterion including the nominee’s entrepreneurial spirit, recent financial performance, strategic direction, product or service innovation, company leadership including personal integrity and risk-taking, values and key employee initiatives, and involvement with the community.

Says Farokh Balsara, Partner and EOY India Program Leader, “We are witnessing a transformational change in India in nearly all facets of the economy, fueled by digital technologies, coupled with the speed of change. The combined forces of entrepreneurs, businesses and the Government are creating new opportunities and building a new India. Selected by an eminent Jury each of our EOY 2018 Finalists are exceptional entrepreneurs and winners in their own right. They have seized the upside of disruption and demonstrated exemplary business acumen to excel in this transformative age.”

Ashish Gumashta, CEO, Julius Baer, India “We are excited to partner in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) Awards 2018 that acknowledges India’s entrepreneurial dynamism and its contribution to economic growth. Across the world, Julius Baer has a long tradition of working closely with entrepreneurs to build lasting relationships. India is amongst the top five countries across the Asia Pacific region in terms of HNWIs and we are delighted to continue to bring Julius Baer’s global expertise and solid heritage of nearly 130 years in private banking, through wealth advisory, legacy planning and philanthropy solutions, along the entrepreneur’s journey and the build-out of the business.”

16 finalists have been selected from among over 240 outstanding nominations. The theme for this year's award was building a better India and EY is honouring some of the exemplary leaders from various sectors.

The national winners will represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award (WEOY) in Monte Carlo in June 2019.

Lifetime award for Azim Premji

Siddhartha Lal, MD and CEO, Eicher Motors, is named as the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2018. He will now represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award (WEOY) in Monte Carlo from June 6-8. Azim Premji, chairman, Wipro, gets the Lifetime Achievement Award.↓ [... more]

Hall of fame

The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Hall of Fame is an elite corps of men and women who have been recognized for their exceptional entrepreneurial achievements. For nearly two decades now EY has been celebrating entrepreneurial ingenuity in India through the Entrepreneur Of The Year program. The program has recognized more than 170 outstanding entrepreneurs for their vision, innovation, courage, and leadership in building and growing successful businesses — that influence the way we live, the products and services we use, and the economic vibrancy of our local communities and global markets.

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EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients.